Plow.



No. 818,598. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. P. L. WOODWARD.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1. 1904.

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UNTTED STATES PA lflilNil tEFlFlCFi.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed F br y 1.1904- Serial No. 191,619.

gan, have invented a certain new and useful 1 improvement in Flows, ofwhich the tollow ing is a specification, reference heing had to theaccompanying drawings, which torm a part ol this specification.

My invention has for its ohject certain new and uselul improvements inan attachment to' plows, my invention heing disclosed in l l l theaccompanying drawings and in the lollow- 3 ing specilication and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective, illustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation, illustrating my invention indetail. the l'eatures constituting my invenl tion more particularly hemgdetached trom the plow-heam. Fig. 3 section on the line I; 3, Fig. 2,Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line -'t 4, Fig. 2. a detail viewillustrating the constructimi ol' the arm ol' the hanger.

More specitically my invention is designed to provide improved means torattaching the axles ol' the l'urrow-wheel and ol' the landwheel to asupporting-hanger, the hanger heing secured to the forward end ot aplowheam.

In the drawings, (z represents the landheel, and l) the furrow-wheel.The land heel axle is indicated at c and the l'urrowheel axle at (Y. Theland-wheel axle is engaged upon an inwardly-extended arm 0, prel'eiirhlyhaving an upright portion f at its inner end, said upright portionhaving a vertical adjustment upon an upright supporting-hanger g. Thebase of the hanger is provided with a horizontal arm 71'. The axle (Z ofthe lurrow-wheel is provided with an inwardly-extended horizontal arm ihaving a lateral adjustment with the arm ll of the subporting-hanger. Itwill be evident that the land-wheel may thus have a. vertical adjustmentupon the supporting-hanger to gage the depth ol the furrow, while thefurrow-wheel has a horizontal lateral adjustment upon the hase or arm ofthe hanger to the width of the furrow.

My invention contemplates having both axles adjustahly engaged upon asingle supporting-hanger. The hanger may he engaged in any suitahlemanner upon the plowheam, as by a clip When the hanger has once heenengaged upon the plow-beam, its

is a view in vertical Fig. 5 is engagement therewith does not need to hedisturbed [or any adjustment required to gage the depth and width of thel'urrow.

l do not limit myselt solely to any particular means of engaging the arm0 ol' the land wheel upon the hanger so that it may he verticallyadjusted thereupon. As indicated more particularly in Fig. 3, saidhanger may ;he constructed with an elongated slot, as shown, and a holthe employed, passed therethrough to engage the arm 0 of said hanger. So,also. th arm i may have a lateral adjustnwnt upon the hase ol the hangerhy means ol one or more holts m, passed through the hase ol' the hanger,the said hase heing constructed with an elongated orilice at n to rece'c said holt. The arm with its axle c, may he inverted,as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 2. it it is desired to secure a higher znljustmenttln-reel' than can he secured otherwise.

It will he cvidnit that the means herein descrihed of supporting theaxles ol' the landwheel and ol' the l'urrovr-wheel, permitting thevertical adjustment ol the one and the lateral adjustment ol' the otherupon a single supporting-hanger, lorms a simple, rllicient, andeconomical construction. At the same time none of the parts are liahleto work loose, and the engagement ol' the several parts one with anotherwill at all times he 'lirm.

'hat l claim as my invention is- 1. In an attachment for plows thecomhi- .nation ot a single supporting-hanger comprising asingle uprightarm to he engaged upon a plow-heam, and a horizontal arm project- 'inglaterally from the hase ol' the upright arm, an independent land-wheelaxle having an upright portion at its inner end constructed to heengaged with the upright arm of the hangcr, means to adjustahly unitethe upright portion of the land-wheel axle upon the upright arm ol' thehanger helow the plowheam, a furrow-wheel axle provided with animvardly-extending horizontal portion, and additional means to adjustahlvnnite the horizontal portion ol' the l'urrow-wheel axle upon thehorizontal arm of the hanger, whereby hoth axles are imlependentladjustahle upon the same single supporting-hanger.

2. In an attachment for plows the eomhination of a single supporti'ng-hanger comprising a single upright arm to he engaged upon theplow-heam and a horizontal arm project:- ing laterally from the hase ot'the upright arm,

an independent land-wheel axle having an inwardly-extended arm providedwith an up right portion at its inner end and located against theupright arm of the hanger, a furrow-wheel axle provided with aninwardlyextended horizontal arm, the land-wheel axle and the upright armof the hanger, the one constructed with a vertically-elongated slotbelow the plowbeam, a connecting-bolt passed through said slot to unitethe landw-heel axle with the upright arm of the hanger, and thehorizontal arm of the hanger and the horizontal furrow-wheel axle theone constructed with an elongated orifice, and a connectingbolt passedthrough said orifice to unite the corresponding arm and axle,wherebyboth axles are independently adjustable upon the same singlesupportinghanger.

3. In an attachment for plows the combi nation of a singlesupporting-hanger comprising a single upright arm to be engaged upon theplow-bea1n and a horizontal arm projecting laterally from the base ofthe upright arm, an independent land-wheel axle having aninwardly-extended arm provided with an upright portion at its inner endin contact. with the upright arm of the hanger, means to adjustablyunite the upright portion of the landwheel axle upon the upright arm ofthe hanger below the plow-beam, a furrow-wheel axle provided with aninwardly-extending horizontal arm, and means to adjustably unite thehorizontal arm of the furrow-wheel axle upon the horizontal arm of thehanger, whereby both axles are independently adjustable upon the singlesupporting-hanger, the landwheel axle being reversible in its engagementwith the upright arm of the hanger to carry the inner end of theland-wheel axle above or below the outer end thereof whereby thelandwheel may be raised or lowered as may be desired.

4. In an attachment for plows the combination of a land-wheel axle, afurrow-wheel axle, and a single supporting-hanger intermediate the twoaxles, independent means to adjustably engage the singlesupportinghanger with each of said axles, saidsingle supporting-hangerconstructed to be engaged at its upper end upon one face of a plowbeam.

5. The combination with a plow provided with a beam, of a land-Wheelaxle, a furrowwheel axle, and an intermediate independent singlesupporting-hanger adjustably engaged with each of said axles, and a clipengaging the upper end of the single supporting-hanger upon the one faceof the low-beam.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FRANK L. WOODWARD l/Vitnesses:

J. A. VAN TUYLE, W. 0. ROGERS.

